WPRA
West Pasadena Residents' Association 
Neighborhood Update
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Stoddard: Bungalow Hvn
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Founded in 1962, the WPRA is dedicated to maintaining the character of our neighborhoods and enhancing the quality of life in West Pasadena. 

   
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Ann Erdman
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City Council and commission meetings
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Monday, January 20

City Council
The Jan. 20 meeting of the Pasadena City Council has been canceled.

Wednesday, January 22

Planning Commission
6:30 p.m.
Council Chambers
Room S249
100 N. Garfield Ave.
On the agenda: Consideration of a negative declaration and adoption of the 2014-2021 Housing Element of the General Plan; recommendation of Matrix Report/IDS settlement; and General Plan EIR project alternatives. 

Neighorhoods in motion
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130 years of yeading in Pasadena   

Join the festivities Saturday, Jan. 18, at 3 p.m. at Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut St., as they kick off a year-long celebration to commemorate 130 years of reading in Pasadena. Enjoy music, historical exhibits, a special cake and much more!  Events and activities at all Pasadena public libraries will be announced soon.     

 

Comment period extended for Devil's Gate sediment removal EIR

Due to the high volume of content in the Devil's Gate Reservoir Sediment Removal and Management Project Draft EIR and requests for additional time to review the document, the L.A. County Department of Public Works has extended the deadline for comments to Tuesday, Jan. 21 - an additional 15 days, and 90 days in total. Comments emailed to reservoircleanouts@dpw.lacounty.gov or mailed or faxed will be included in the final EIR.  

 

State of the City 

The theme of Mayor Bill Bogaard's State of the City event Thursday, Jan. 23, at 6 p.m. in the new Center for the Arts at Pasadena City College is Arts+Innovation=Pasadena.     

 

City of Pasadena customer service options
A new customer service call center will be in operation 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday beginning Jan. 24. Call (626) 744-7311 to request a service, report issues related to streets, street trees, parks, graffiti, abandoned vehicles and more, or to ask questions about any City of Pasadena program or service. If you prefer a self-service option, visit www.cityofpasadena.net/csc.   

 

Japanese garden reopens 

The historic, peaceful Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden was closed in December and is once again open to the public the last Sunday of every month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Make your $7.50 reservation for Jan. 26 online. Children 12 and under are free. 

 

WPRA in motion
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WPRA signs MOU regarding Rose Bowl Stadium Donor Plaza 
The WPRA, along with the East Arroyo Neighborhood Association and Linda Vista~Annandale Association, has signed an extension to a memorandum of understanding with the City of Pasadena to mitigate construction impacts, such as truck traffic and noise, related to improvements to the Rose Bowl Stadium Donor Plaza outside Gate A, the parkway (driveways) and median strip leading up to the plaza and the area east of the parkway, generally referred to as Area H.

Editor's top news picks
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Third generation Pasadena pioneer Bill Leishman dies at 80
"The Leishman legacy goes back as far as the advent of the iconic Rose Bowl Stadium...Bill Leishman died unexpectedly Wednesday at 80, and for many his death brings about the end of an era." Pasadena Star-News

Colby fire: Firefighters say full containment possible by Sunday
"Firefighters battling the stubborn Colby fire in the San Gabriel Mountains above Azusa were optimistic Friday that a weakening Santa Ana condition will keep the fire from hop scotching across Highway 39 and spreading to nearby homes." Pasadena Star-News

Richard Chinen is new Tournament of Roses president
"In a ceremony Thursday night, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association's Board of Directors confirmed Richard L. Chinen as president for the 2014-2015 year, providing leadership for the 126th Rose Parade and the 101st Rose Bowl Game, which will host the first College Football semifinal on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015...Chinen revealed 'Inspiring Stories' as the theme of the Rose Parade." Pasadena Now

Pasadena faces worsening drought
"Against the backdrop of an impending drought declaration by Governor Jerry Brown, Pasadena Water and Power will host a water symposium in February to highlight critical conditions...the 2013 calendar year has been the driest year in California's recorded history, with Los Angeles County receiving only 3.6 inches of rain." Pasadena Now

Pasadena International Film Festival
"Robert Bilheimer's 'Not My Life,' narrated by Glenn Close, will screen during the Pasadena International Film Festival in February...85 films from 17 countries have been selected." Hometown Pasadena

Leisure
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Looking for other ways to entertain or educate yourself and your family? 

For current events around the area, we encourage you to visit our local news outlets. Click on the publication title to visit that publication's events section (alphabetical order).

Attend WPRA board meetings each month 

Monthly WPRA board meeting dates and locations are on the WPRA website. Click on the headline above or visit our website and look under "Meetings and Events."


The WPRA needs you ... 

If you'd like to serve your community and do it with a group of your neighbors who are equally dedicated, the WPRA encourages you to join your neighborhood residents' association. If you live within our service area, we'd welcome your help. 

  • Got the local news bug? Just curious about your city (and would like to share news with 1,000 or so of your closest friends), consider serving as a co-editor of Neighborhood Update. It will only take a few hours a week (on your own schedule) in the month or two a year in which you'd serve. We'll train you.  
  • We have lots of opportunities to serve on one of our many committees:
    • Land use and planning
      If you care about how we use our land  
    • Education
      If you want to help save public education for West Pasadena  
    • Open space & conservation
      If you care about preserving open space and conservation of land and resources 
    • Membership
      If you'd like to help us continue to build our membership so we can do more  
If you'd like to chat about ways we could help you become more involved or, more likely, more effective (by helping us), send an email to WPRA President. Tell him about your interests.   
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Joseph Stoddard's watercolors: The WPRA wishes to express its appreciation to local artist Joseph Stoddard, who has generously allowed us to display his watercolors in this eZine, in our quarterly magazine, WPRA News, on the WPRA website and in this publication. To explore Mr. Stoddard's work, visit josephstoddard.com.